Green Cooking

BPA found in canned food products marketed to kids – even organics

September 21, 2011

A new report released today by the Breast Cancer Fund shows that the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) was found in many canned foods marketed to children. Every single food sample researchers tested was positive for BPA, with Campbell’s Disney Princess and Toy Story soups testing the highest. So much for fantasy food. The Breast [...]

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Homemade Organic Cran-Strawberry Roll-Ups

September 20, 2011

Kids love fruit roll-ups and fruit snacks, yup, even mine. However, do you know what’s in fruit roll-ups? Betty Crocker Strawberry Fruit Roll-ups contain the following: Pears From Concentrate, Corn Syrup, Dried Corn Syrup, Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Acetylated Mono and Diglycerides, Pectin, Malic Acid, Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), Natural [...]

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Reusable Bamboo Sticks for Stainless Steel Popsicle Molds

August 8, 2011

A long while back I wrote about a cool set of stainless steel non-toxic popsicle molds. I loved the look of this set, but was concerned about the fact that it came with non-reusable sticks. It may seem like a little issue, but in the long run, a bazillion sticks in the landfill doesn’t sound [...]

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PDX Fun: The Oregon Berry Festival

July 20, 2011

Celebrate summer in PDX with the The Oregon Berry Festival. July 22nd & 23rd you can head to this fun family event which includes stuff like… Children’s activities Live entertainment How-to pie making demonstration (5pm Friday) A PDX chef berry cook-off Comedy juggler Agribusiness Tour – Kruger’s Farm Market on Sauvie Island Ice Cream Making [...]

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PDX Fun – Portland Farmers Market Celebrates 20th Birthday

June 15, 2011

Just a quick FYI to my PDX friends, the Portland Farmers Market will be celebrating it’s 20th birthday with a fun party. There will be festivities, such as crafts and farmer dunking (so I hear) and of course, plenty of fresh birthday treats served up by local chefs. As an added bonus, this year’s reusable [...]

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Arsenic based drug for chicken removed from market

June 14, 2011

Last week the Associated Press reported that the FDA finally admitted that some chicken meat on the market contains arsenic. Long story short, 3-Nitro, approved in 1944, has been given to chickens, turkeys and pigs that people eat for years. Sadly, 3-Nitro contains a dangerous, poisonous form of inorganic arsenic, a substance known to be [...]

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Homemade Organic Watermelon Ice Pops

June 5, 2011

Just a quick ice pop recipe today – wonderful watermelon ice pops. With the weather being so nice, you most likely have a watermelon or two around. Your first through may be, why on earth would I waste a perfectly good watermelon to make ice pops? I’m with you. It’s hard to beat plain old, [...]

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Homemade Organic Vegetable Pot Pie

June 4, 2011

I’ve been looking for a decent go-to vegetarian vegetable pot pie recipe for a really long time. I’ve tried maybe ten different veggie pot pie recipes, but none were great in my opinion. Usually, my issue is with the sauce part. Often, vegetable pot pie broth is either too weak and watery or the flavor [...]

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BPA Ban Announced by Kroger Co.

May 22, 2011

In a move based on customer feedback about Bisphenol A (BPA) safety concerns, Cincinnati-based Kroger announced this month that they’re going to make sure that all baby products sold in their store are BPA-free. Additionally, Kroger stores will also be eliminating BPA from Kroger store brand canned foods and purchasing BPA-free paper for store receipts. [...]

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Homemade Ice Pops Made With Leftover Organic Veggies

May 22, 2011

I know, leftover veggies don’t sound like they’d make the best ice pops, but organic veggies can make for some yummy organic ice pops. Depending on the veggie that is. I recently had a slew of leftover veggies and with no salad or homemade soup plans in my very near future, I decided to use [...]